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The Subdudes
Band New Orleans United States Formed 1987
The Subdudes formed in 1987 in New Orleans, United States. The Subdudes has 12 chart appearances on 10 radio countdowns from 3 stations on RockLists, spanning 2006–2025. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Papa Dukie & The Mud People”, which appears on 3 lists with a best position of #385. The station that charted The Subdudes most often is The Colorado Sound (Fort Collins–Denver, CO), with 9 appearances.
The Subdudes came together in 1987 at Tipitina's, the New Orleans music club, and they play like a band that has soaked up everything the city's air has to offer: swamp pop and Louisiana blues, country and gospel, cajun and zydeco, soul, funk and folk, and the city's own R&B, all stirred together and topped with close, sweet harmonies.
The trick that sets them apart is the rhythm section, or what passes for one: instead of a drummer, they have a tambourine player, which gives the songs a loose, rolling, front-porch bounce. Tommy Malone, John Magnie and Steve Amedée date back to 1987, Johnny Ray Allen was in the band until 1996, and Tim Cook and Jimmy Messa joined in 2003.
Primitive Streak, from 1996, is a warm slice of their Americana, and "All the Time in the World" is the song that found its way onto the countdowns.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Subdudes on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Papa Dukie & The Mud People | 3 | #385 | – | – | |
| 2 | Fountain Of Youth | 1 | #348 | – | – | |
| 3 | Sugar Pie | 1 | #370 | – | – | |
| 4 | All The Time In The World | 2 | #593 | – | – | |
| 5 | Light In Your Eyes | 1 | #558 | – | – | |
| 6 | Tupelo | 1 | #563 | – | – | |
| 7 | Tired Of Being Alone | 1 | #677 | – | – | |
| 8 | Tell Me What's Wrong | 1 | #934 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
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